Well, the Inauguration is over but the excitement of the day still lingers in my heart! It was an early day, but we made it to our seats after a cold two hour wait in line. It was about 20 degrees! Luckily, we bought hand warmers that we stuffed in our gloves and boots to keep our fingertips and toes from turning to icicles! Once we finally made it onto the grounds of the Capitol Building we found seats near the front of our section. We were so excited because we had a great view of the podium where President Obama was sworn in. Everyone was really busy taking pictures, calling friends on their cell phones, and just taking in the view of the National Mall behind us. Red, green, gold, and blue scarves and hats dotted the sea of people filling the National Mall like the lights on a Christmas tree. What a site to see!
When President Obama was announced I nearly got hoarse from all the jumping up and down and screaming I did. I felt a little sorry for the people sitting around me because I'm sure all my squeals of excitement hurt their eardrums! There were some famous faces in the crowd. We soon discovered that Halle Berry was seated a few rows behind us. Jamie Foxx came by to say hello to her and I got a few snapshots of both of them. I was one of the millions forced to use a portable restroom. Yuck! But, on my way there, I saw Oprah Winfrey (and her boyfriend Stedhman!), Spike Lee, and Jesse Jackson. So that wasn't too bad, after all. The swearing in ceremony was over much too soon. Not ready for it to be over, Mom and I stayed in our seats while everyone filed out - just to let the historic moment linger. We walked down Independence Avenue leading away from the Capitol, trying to find our way home through the crowds. People were walking to and fro, some heading to the metro, others to the parade on Pennsylvania Avenue, some walking home. We made it back to our hotel almost three hours later, exhausted but extremely happy and grateful to be here to witness history!
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